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USING ASSESSMENT TO MAKE MEANINGFUL DECISIONS ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING
Judy Jablon March 2015
I’m Judy Jablon - Early Childhood Consultant
Welcome - Thanks for Coming!
Thanks to my colleagues at NAEYC for your sponsorship. And to my colleagues at Early Childhood Investigations: Fran Simon and Andrea Miles.
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POLL - Who has joined us today?
A. Teacher/Provider/Caregiver/Ass’t Teacher
B. Home Visitor/Family Outreach
C. Coach/Specialist/Mentor
D. Consultant/Higher Ed Faculty
E. Director/Supervisor/Manager/Owner
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Today’s Topic
Using Assessment to Guide Decisions about Teaching and Learning
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Assessment: Answering Questions about Children’s Learning
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An Important Question: Are Teachers Doing or Using Assessment?
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POLL – Are you/your teachers doing or using assessment?
A. Doing it…
B. Using it…
C. A bit of both…
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Using Assessment not Doing Assessment…
¨ The more teachers use assessment, the less “hit or miss” decisions will be. ¤ Basing decisions on knowledge of individual children is
the essence of individualizing.
¤ When decisions are purposeful and intentional, teachers can do an even better job supporting children and families.
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A Stance of Persistent Curiosity Hmmm. Sherelle is working alone.
She is constructing ramps. She’s placed them at two different
inclines.
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Observation
¨ Watching and listening with intention to learn about children
¨ What we see children do from the outside helps us to ask questions about what children are thinking, feeling, and experiencing on the inside
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What Is Happening Here?
¨ Imagine you are watching these children building in the block area.
¨ What do you see?
¨ What does it make you wonder about?
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Assessment: Formative and Summative
¨ Formative – assessment for teaching and learning
¨ Summative – assessment for reporting
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The Assessment Cycle
Ask Questions
Collect Evidence
Interpret Evidence
Take Action
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The Assessment Cycle Happens During Powerful Interactions
Ask Questions
Collect Evidence
Interpret Evidence
Take Action
Stay Present Connect
Extend Learning
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With a stance of persistent curiosity, Maggie begins a Powerful Interaction, using the assessment cycle.
Hmmm. Sherelle is working alone.
She is constructing ramps. She’s placed them at two
different inclines.
Hi Sherelle. May I join you?
Yep.
I see that you’ve used long blocks to create 2 different sized ramps.
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Assessment Guides Teacher-Child Interactions
The greatest opportunity for learning lies in moments of teacher-child interaction when the teacher crafts learning experiences that stretch children just beyond their current skill level. Munro, 2008
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Using the Assessment Cycle During Powerful Interactions
¨ Ask questions: What does Tallon know about books and
reading?
¨ Collect evidence: As Ms. Angela interacts with Tallon, she watches and listens to find out what he knows and can do.
Ms. Angela with 3-year-old Tallon
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The Evidence
Tallon reading Dinosaur book!
3/2 I join him!
T: turning pages of book w/left hand, page by page!
Points and says (accurately), “Stegosaurus.” Also Ankylosaurus!
T: points and says Triceratops!
Me: How does the tri… look different from other dinos!
T: This one is a triceratops!
Me: What do they have that tells you that is what it is?!
T: have horns!
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Let’s Think About EVIDENCE -
10/14 Jayda Math Ctr!Puts spiders in ten frame; counts w/1-1 Corres.!
10/14 Jayda Math Ctr!Works w/Ryan !Task: Choose from frames (5, 10, 15, 20); choose mat’ls, make sets!J: I’m doing 10. And I’m gonna use spiders!R: I’m using the worms!J: I like spiders better!Starts placing s in each box counting 1, 2, etc. to 9!
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Assessment: Observing and Decision-Making in the Moment
Should I… ¨ Introduce a new material, book,
or vocabulary word ¨ Join the children to model a new
skill or strategy ¨ Offer a suggestion, information,
or guidance ¨ Use mirror talk as feedback to
describe, validate, or demonstrate vocabulary
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Use Assessment to Talk about Thinking and Learning
¨ Use the words “learning” and “thinking”
¨ Tell children what they’re learning and why
¨ Ask children what they learned
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Use Assessment to Give Effective Feedback
¨ Specific and descriptive ¨ Immediate and frequent ¨ Relates to learning goal/standard ¨ Relates to effort or successful use of strategies ¨ Offers guidance ¨ Not evaluative
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Include Children in the Process
¨ “How do I know what you know and can do?
¨ What do you want me to write down so that I can remember about what you know?
¨ What do you want me to share with your family?
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Assessment Informs Planning
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Assessment Guides Decisions
¨ Individual children
¨ Small groups
¨ Classroom challenges
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Assessment Guides Modifications to the Program
¨ Adapt the physical environment by moving furniture, changing materials or altering the ambiance
¨ Adjust the daily schedule and routines
¨ Plan a learning experience targeted to individual children’s interests and needs
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Use What You Learn!
¨ Gaps in curriculum
¨ Overlooked skills
¨ Strengths to build on
¨ Areas to support
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Plan for Assessment
¨ After reviewing data:
¤ What new questions do you have about individuals or curriculum objectives for the entire group?
¤ Plan how, when and where to collect data. ¤ Make recording sheets if necessary. ¤ Decide if you need to provide particular experiences to
make sure you’re able to get the information you need.
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Assessment Fosters Partnerships with Families
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Assessment and Partnerships with Families
¨ When families recognize that you see and appreciate their child, they appreciate you!
¨ Staying open-minded and thoughtful helps you better understand families and help you build more useful and productive relationships.
¨ Powerful Interactions can make children and families feel heard, appreciated and understood.
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Assessment Informs Decisions within Districts and Schools
¨ Collaborate ¨ Based dialogue on evidence ¨ Establish habits of using formative assessment
evidence
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Assessment Enhances Professional Conversations
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Examining Data
¨ With a partner, review one piece of documentation (evidence, data, anecdote, work sample).
¤ Is it comprehensive?
n Who, what, where, when, and how
¤ Is it factual?
n What you saw and/or heard (action verbs)
¤ Is it rich?
n Dialogue, questions, scaffolds
¤ Are the notes accurately interpreted?
n Linked to indicators on a formal instrument
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Assessment with Dual Language Learners
¨ It’s vital because it strengthens the relationship with the child so that the teacher knows how to extend learning.
¨ What might the teacher do?
¤ Learn a few key words in each child’s language, you can see how children respond.
¤ Build non-verbal communication skills (gestures, facial expressions, silly voices, pictures, props).
¤ Fine tune observing skills to pick up on the non-verbal signals coming from the child.
¤ Slow down and listen to self — doing too much talk? Sshhhh.
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Make Formative Assessment Work!
¨ Make it a habit.
¨ Work as a team.
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Let’s Revisit: Using Assessment Not Doing Assessment Means Teachers Are Decision-Makers
¨ The more assessment is used, the less “hit or miss”decisions will be. ¤ Basing decisions on knowledge
of individual children is the essence of individualizing.
¤ When decisions are purposeful and intentional, teachers can do an even better job supporting children and families.
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Your Turn
¨ What questions do you have?
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Thank you Stay in touch…
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